Machine for operating upon the edges of soles of boots and shoes.



A. OLSON. MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON mm B O H s D N A S T O O B P 0 Em m m S0; 1 k P MA m L En N o APPLIOATI Patented May 30, 1911.

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A. OLSON. MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON THE BDGES OF SOLE$ OP B00 TS AND SHOES.

- APPLICATION FILED APR. 10. 1908.

993,543, Patented May 30, 1911 2 SHEETS4SHEET 2.

I Q $8 L g j/ 18 l V/T/VESSES. Wv vma UNITED STATESFATENT OFFICE.

Atieius'r OLSON, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, Assrenoii fiiii ii'iif" MACHINERY COMPANXZOF EATER/SON, NEW JERSEY, A conibnn 'iiron fi mfittf mess MACHINE FOR OPERATING UPON THE EDGES OF SOLES OF -B'0T A"ND t ht i Mat eo: morn Application filed April 10, 190 8. Serial No. 426,266.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that 1, AUGUST (loses, a citizen of the United States, residing at'Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented oertain Improvements in Machines for Operating'Upon the Edges of Soles of Boots and Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying draw- 10 ings, is a specification, like reference characterson the drawings indicating like parts in the several figures.

In Goodyear or weltshoes ordinarily made, the outsole is attached to the Welt and, by means of the Welt,;to the upper portion of the shoe by stitches passing through the welt and outsole near their outer edges, the stitches lying upon theisurface of the welt. In certain cla-sses"of.work, however; it is '20 preferred that the stitches shall not be-visible .upon the Welt. For the purpose ofobtaining this result, various devices have been used to effect a depression of the line of I stitches below the surface of the Welt or otherWise to conceal the stitches. For example, the machine by which the outsole is attached to the" Welthas. been provided with a knife which forms a groove or channel in tli' up l ier surface of the ,Wel-t toreceive the 3dstltciesa A serious objection to this practhat'the effective thickness of the 'Weltis reduced and therefore a vital part of'tl'ie'shoe is weakened!" 4 A primary object of the present invention isto provide a inachiiie byjthe use of Which the line of stitches upon the upper side of the Welt may be concealed withoutwweakeuing' the Welt.- I f to v 'VV-ith the above object in View the-present 40 invention comprises means for upsetting the edge of the Weltori the upper por" on of; the projecting margin of the-sole; after ing of the outsole to the welt; smarts bring the upper portion of the projecting margin lose tothe ings,Figure 1 isa side elvatiQupartlwinr section, of a: machine; enibodyingatlieipmseuti invention; Fig. 2 is -a .plahn'of: ttrm medhlncei 100 "Drum Welt or the'we'lt and sole c" upper. Preferably also" inieans rammi upon tlie upstedge to'r u'b and smooth it down ad tobring-the ,lt-eve-n clos r 'to the upper,-thus efi'ec'tual ly hiding -thei-linef of stitches upon the upp thewprojecti'ng margin. if

'- In' the embodiment offthe invention about which may have an up smootlnng function and 3 ever, that while the rubbing it is not indispensable for 11 perform such work andwherfil ,.fied the 1 features; including particular ui-rsflilgemen tti iot pe rts and details of son are; hereinafter described and; claimed the sewside of to be described indetji' rd M 1 movable toward and irgl shown in combination;

along the sole edge. It s which may also if'desired i a Work feeding inechanisn pounding or pressing olgi with the Work suppoi per portion of the edge h upsetting it. Preferably ing Wheel will be arrang ting tool to bear against the of the projecting edge, t h This Wheel. may be rota d ingthework.

As explained aboue shoe which projects on. c n upper comprises the Welt and l e oat In some cases an auxiliary be interposedfbetween, the w sole. ;Hence,w-hat llSllBIgil; ,g'enem ally as the projecting ma gin-9i eh. semis Goodyear shoe lnClUClQS'MHQHlEQQIhQ? utsoln with or without'a tap sole aigdzilhe Welt g It is conceived that, inrsonie not provided With awelt iit may-be to upset the upper portion 0 margin of thesole to brjii upper. The present niafichi 'Welt? as used in this: peei'fioatiimhill' l-riiilt the claims is intended, where. iihenooeithimpermits, to include .th ilur'lyi lflfiflfiflfilj portion of a shoe havin; no Welter:

In addition to the. featureealrea spews resent invent on? eomprisesytfitahnra stirl'lctidngnw h blr 95.

LReferI-ing to the. acconipaiiyisngndmi Fig. 3 is a idetailf view='iliustra'tirrgrsome first the parts wihich actiupon th-shoei rahphneioti the shoe beingsh own in section to iilnstrateethework done by the maeli iuei hndiit iigsni and 5 are res etively sectional and perspective views part of a shoe and illustrate the work done by the machine.

As shown in the drawings, 2 represents 5 the frame of the machine,.which may be secured to a bench, as indicated, or bolted to any suitable stand or support. A driving shaft 4, supported bybearings 5 of the frame, is provided with a fast pulley 6 and a loose pulley 8 of usual constructionl A portion 10 of the shaft 4 is reduced in diameter and is eccentric to the portion of the shaft within the bearings 5. Upon this eccentric '10 is" asplit or otherwise removable 1 block 12 which may slide in the lower slotted end .of a lever 14 pivoted at 16 in bosses 18 upon the bearin 5. To the upper end of lever 14, one on of a link 20 is adjustably connected by a pin and slot, the other end of the link being connected to. a slide 22 sup-' ported and guided in a uideway 24 formed in an upright. upon the ame 2. A plate 26 secured'to the upright retains the slide 22 in place. At the forward end of theslide is a removable pounding 'orupsetting tool 28. As illustrated in Flg. 3, the acting face of this tool comprises a lower slightly inclined portion 30 and anupper more sharply inclined ortion 32, between which is a shoul- 30 der or ead 34. Through the mechanism described, the slide 22 and the tool 28. will bevibrated in a direction at right angles to the, edge of the work for upsetting the edge, as hereinafter full-y explalned. 4

At-the side of the tool 28 is a tool 36 which may be similar in shape to tool 28 and which is carried by a lever 38, pivoted in the frame at 40 and operativel connected to the slidev 22, as, for example, a link 42 pivoted to Q the lever 38 at 44 and to the slide 22 at 46. Slide 22 may be slotted, as indicated in Fig.

2, to provide fora link of a difl erent length,

or otherwise 'to adjust the position of tool 36 with reference to tool 28. For supporting the work in proper rela -tion to the'tools, the machine is provided with a work sup ort mounted at the upper end of a spindle 52 having splines 54 which insure that the table will rotate with a rotatable sleeve=56 but which permit the spindle to move longitudinally through the sleeve. The lower end ofthe sleeve is pro-- vided with a flange 58 and a flanged ring 60', bolted to a bracket 62 mounted on the frame 2, securing the sleeve against longitudinal movement. The lower end 64 of spindle 52- is rounded to fi't'into a recess'in an enlarged, head 66 upon a rod 68 threaded at its lower against the end of the sleeve 72 while a' 77 is interposed between the washer sprm a-nd'flie head 66s0 that the washer limits threaded sleeve 72. A hand wheel 74 on the seam the upward movement of nut 70 and therefore of the table 50. The tension of spring 77 may be adjusted also through the nut. With the nut located as indicated in Fig. 1, the normal raised position of the table may be varied by adjusting the sleeve 72, in -or out but the table may ield downwardly to accommodate work of .varyin thickness, since it is supported b spring The table may be intermittently rotated by'the following mechanism: The sleeve 56 is provided with ratchet teeth, 80. Surrounding the sleeve is 'a cage or pawl carrier 82 rotatably supported upon the upper end of. ring and carrying two spring pressed pivoted pawls 84, 86 arranged to engage the ratchet teeth 80. H on bracket 62 are pivoted two s ring presse pivoted look ing pawls 88. 11 order to provide for a comparatively small feeding movement, the

pawls 84 and 86 are so arran ed that when I one of them engages the s oulder of a ratchet tooth the other will be half way be tween two teeth. Similarly one ofthe pawls 88 is'sli'ghtly' longer than the other so that they will engage the shoulder of each ratchet tooth alternately. A connecting link 90 is pivoted at its forward end to the cage 82 and at its rear end to a block- 92 adjustebly eonnected at, 94 to a flange 96 integralqvith the lever 14. a

To assist in the feeding of the work and also to serve as an edge gage, the machine is provided with a wheel having a flange 102. with a' slightly inclined milled or toothed soleengagingsurface. These teeth may be relatively long and sharp so that they will penetrate somewhat into the sole edge. At, the lower end of the wheel, ashank'1'04 fits into a hole 106 in the frameof the machine. The flange 102.and another flange 108 at the opposite end of the vwheel overlap the table 50 and the table is provided around its circumferenoe with gear teeth 110 meshin with teeth 112 upon wheel. 100 so that tab e and roll are compelled both to move verticallyand to rotate together.

'Work, which may be above described and themode f o erat-ion of the machine will be explained in ,connec-, tion with FigsB, 4, and5. As shown at 120, the. edge of the sole is done by the machinepreferably trimmed to a bevel and comparatively close to the upper and tot-he line of stitching by which the outsole is'secured to the welt before it is presented to.the .ma-v f chine illustrated. Ordinarily the machine will be used too'perate only uponthe fore distance only .from its edge. The edge 0f.

,fpart of .the sole and, if desired, a short disbeen upset, the engagement of the upper por{ tion of the sole with the rubbing tool '36 will prevent the lower portion of the sole from engaging the flange 102. With the parts in this position, the upper edge or tips of tools 28 and" 36"will be preferably at about the level ofthe upper side of the projecting.

margin of the sole orvery slightly above that surface and the edge or corner of head 34 will be preferably as low as the junction 'of weltand out-sole. As the pounding tool 28 is moved forward by the rotation of shaft 4 and eccentric 10, the acting face 30, 32, 3-1- ivill deliver a blow upon the upper portion ofthe edge of the sole and will upset it 'andbend it back toward'the upper. While the tool 28 is moving forward, the table 50 willbe stationary and the tool 36 will oscillate'about its pivot 40 away from the path of tool 28. As the (00128 makes its return stroke,the table will be rotated by the feeding mechanism described and, during the feeding movement of the Work, the tool 36 will move substantially in the line of feed but in the direction opposite to the move mentof the work and will act to complete the upsetting of the portion of the work previously acted upon by the pounding tool and will smooth down the upset edge so that it will have a shape somewhat as indicated In Fig. 3 and at 122 in Fig. 5. This tool 36 may also act to some extent to perform a rubbing function as it moves in the direction of feed upon the operative stroke of the up setting tool 28.

After the desired portion of the edge'of the sole has been submitted to the action of the tools 28 and 36 the edge may be set im- 'mediately or it may' be given'a final trimming and then set as indicated at'124, Fig. 5. If desired, also, the edge may be protate stitches. V

. While upsetting and rubbing tools of Va rious shapes may be employed, the form of tool shown in the drawings is believed to be preferable especially for the pounding op eration. The head 34 has an important function in crowding the portion of the sole to be upset toward the upper, since it sinks.

-the invention may be fully understood, va-

'movable work supportin.

structed and arranged ,the feed of the work. yided, as at 126, with indentations to imi- I ri ous modifications, as arrangement of parts .triid i struction, may be made from the spirit and scope 9 defined by the claims. i

l'laving now indicatei scope of "the invent-ion an machine en'ibodying it, and desire to secure by United States is 1 I 1. In a machine of thejl work support, an upsettiti totil and arranged to act "poi i of a sole edge at "a distii [d ff support, and means to": tively to ciu'lse it to ups 2. In a. machinegofth e l ting tool 'constructedand' in a plane substantially pa, :1 distance from the surfgt means to actuate the set the welt of a shoel In a machine of the c work support, an ed"-- tool directly above the tionof the edge of the" extends above the edg V 4. In a machine ofv ibejc, upsetting tool havingganag to operate on the edge" ahd top of thehveltof a shoe in combination with means to actuate the tool to cause it tocrowd the welt tqhvardly and backwardly toward the upper of the shoe.

5. In a machine of the class described, an upsetting tool having an acting face inclined to its direction of movement and a shoulder formed on said face, and means to actuate the tool to cause it to upset the edge of the welt of a shoe.

6. In a machine of the class described, an upset-ting tool, a work supporting table having provision for movement toward and.

'from the tool, a guide roll connected to 'move vertically with the table, and means for rotating said table and said roll to effect 7. In a machine of the class described, devices constructed and arranged simultaneously to upset and rub the edge of the welt of a shoe and operating means for said devices.

8.-In a machine of.tl1e class described, means for upsetting the edge of the welt of a shoe in combination with means for rubbing the upset edge.

9. Ina machine of the class described, an upsetting tool movable toward and from a sole edge in combination with a rubbing-tool movablealong said edge.

10. In a machine of the class described, an upsetting tool and a rubbing tool, means for v1brat1ng one of the tools, and connections between the tools constructed and arran ed to effect the vibration of the second tooE 11. .In amachine of the class described, an upsetting tool and a rubbing tool arranged to vibrate in directions approximately at right angles to each other, means for actuating the upset-ting tool, and'connections between said means and the rubbing tool for v actuating tIielat-ter;

12. In a machine of the class described, an upsetting tool and a rubbing tool arranged to vibrate in directions approximately at right angles to each other, slidable and oscillatory carriers respectively for said tools, a link connecting the carriers, and actuating means connected '"to one of the carriers.

13. In a machine of the class described, a work support, 'an n setting tool movable toward and from aso e edge,.a rubbing tool movable along said edge, and means acting to feed the work intermittently during the retracting movementI of the upsettmg -tool Y and the rubbing movement of the rubbing tool.

,lg-l. In a machine of the classdescribed, a tool arranged to engage the sole'edge of a shoe, means for imparting to said tool a vibratory rubbing movement, and means for feeding the shoe intermittently while the tool is moving in a direction opposite to that v I in which the shoe is fed.

1 5. In a machine of the class described, a

tool constructed and arranged to engage the" l welt-of a shoe, means for operating said tool -to cause it to crowd the-welt upwardly and backwardly toward the ,upper of the shoe, a second tool also arranged to-engage the welt and means. for operating said second tool to exert a further crowdingaction-on the Welt, said second tool being constructed to give to the welt a shape dlfi'erent from that imparted to the welt bythe first tool.

16. In a machine of, the class described,

combination with additional means for smoothing down the stock so orced backwardly.,-

, t 17. In a machine of the class described. means for partially upsetting the marginal portion of the welt of a shoe and forcing some-of the stock baekwa-rdly over the out-. seam, in combination with means for operating upon the' stock previously acted upon, to

complete'thenpsettmg action and to smooth the-upset stock down over the outseam In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' AUGUST OLSON.

WVitnesses J. H. CLARK, H. F. WENIGEB.

means for operating on the marginal por tion of-the Welt of a shoe to force some of: the stock backwardly'toward the upper, in- 

